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Information privacy - information about the consumer - is one of the hottest growing areas in regulatory compliance.

by Frank Feather

Five years from now, ask any first grader where she keeps her weekly allowance and she likely will reply, "Why, on my Wallet-PC. Where do you keep yours?"

Americans now have over $3.1 trillion on deposit with financial institutions in the United States.

New Criminal Referral Form Issue Date Unknown
The new Interagency Criminal Referral Form (CRF) completion and distribution date has been put off again-this time indefinitely.

Question: If we want the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate or prosecute a case for us in which we have taken a loss, can we give them copies of records without a subpoena?

Question: A Pennsylvania banker asks: "We have had several inquiries lately from attorneys who want to know if we have an account with a certain individual, and if the account is in good sta

Question: A Tennessee banking officer asks: "We had an inquiry from Medicaid, received in January, 1991, for information on one of our customers. The form was signed and dated in 1987.